Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.8M in 2025, up 33% from $2.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1:1.

Filed
January 9, 2026
Annual meeting
February 26, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$2.8M+33% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1:1
CEO pay in equity
42%$1.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$1,150,000Unchanged from prior fiscal year
CFO Total Compensation
$1,273,340For David W. Johnson
Say on Pay Support
99%At the 2025 annual meeting

How Johnson-Leipold was paid

$2.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary33%Bonus8%Stock awards42%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Helen P. Johnson-LeipoldChairman and Chief Executive Officer$2,767,128
David W. JohnsonVice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,273,340

What changed and why

  • $2.8MHelen P. Johnson-Leipold received a total compensation of $2,767,128 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from $2,081,320 in fiscal 2024.
  • The executive compensation program relies heavily on variable, at-risk compensation to align executive interests with shareholders.
  • $1.1MStock awards of $1,150,000 were granted to the CEO, matching the prior year's stock award value.
  • The company maintains strict governance practices including no tax gross-ups and a formal clawback policy.
  • 99%Shareholders expressed substantial support with approximately 99% approval on the say-on-pay vote.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.